St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22

th1rty-sX (36l of he General statutes OF 1912
be and the same is hereby amended so as 10 read
&c fohows: InaluriJy OF the legal voters In the
district and two-thirds of those present and
voting, vote in favor OF such change.
SEC y. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its passage
Approved March 9th. 1887. 4
AN ACT to amend sections twenty-six (26) and
twenty-seven (27) of chapter thirty-siX 1861
of the General Statutes of 1873, relating 10
school district bends
Be IL enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. That section twenty-six (26) Of
chapter thirty-siN (36) of the General Statutes
OF One thousand eight hundred and seventy
eiGht QS7Sl. be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
The trustees or board of education of any
school district in this state, whether such dis
ur,ct he organized by or under any special law OF
this state, or otherwise, are hereby authorized
and fully empowered to issue the orders or the
bonds Of their respective districts, with cour
pons in such amounts and at such periods as
they may be directed by vote OF two-thirds OF
the legal voters present and citing ut any legal
called meeting of the same: said orders or bonds
to be payable in such amounts and ut such
times, not exceeding fifteen 40 years, as the
legal voters thereof at such meeting shall de-
termine with interest not To exceed seven "a
per cent per annum; which orders or bonds, aud
coupons shall be signed by the directors and
countersgned by the clerk of said district, or by
the president of the buard OF education and the
clerk OF & e board OF education. Provided Thai
nothing herein contained shall be construed TO
authorize the issuing of such orders or bonds
unless two-thirdS Of all the legal voters present
and voting shall vote i'll favor thereof, at any
annual or 81 ecial meeting of the legal voters of
said school district
SEC. .. That section twenty-seven t27) of said
chapter thirtv-si 1861 of the General sGatutes OF
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight
| ISIS De amended so rs to read Us follows:
1t shall be lawful for the legal voters of any
such school district, at any such meeting, 10
vote upon the question of issuing its orders or
bonds, but no such bonds shall he issued or ne
gotlated nnder authority of this act by any
board Of trustees or board of education, for less
than par value, nor shall such bonds or the pro-
ceeds thereof be used or appropriated or any
purpose other than the purchase OF a site for,
ana IN the erection, completing and furnishing
of n school house in and tor the district issuing
such bonds, or in payment of the Indebtedness
incurred by the erection and furnishing OF a
school house already constructed in and for
such school district, or for retunding such
school district S indebtedness
SEC. 3. This shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 9TH, 1887.
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AN ACT relating to instruction in public schools,
in physiology and hygiene, with special refer
ence to the effect of SlimulantS and narcotics
on the human system.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. 1t shall be the duty of the boards
of education and trustees N charge of schools
and educational institutions supported in
whole or IN part by public funds, to make pro-
vision for systematic and regular instruction
in physiology and hygiene including SPECIAL
reference to The effects OF stimulants and mar
cot1cS upon the human system. ~.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of all teachers in
the public schools of the state to give sys-
temat1c ard regular instruction In physiology
and hygiene, including special reference to the
effect OF stimulants and narcotics upon the
human system: and any neglect or refusal on
the part OF such teachers TO provide lnstruc-
ton as aforesaid shall be deemed sufficient
cause for annulling his or her certificate by the
county superintendent or other competent Off
Ger,
SEC. 8 No certificate shall be granted any
person to teach in the public schools of this
state after January first, one thousand eight
hundred aud eighty-eight (1SSS), who has NJ t
passed a satisfactory examination in physiology
aud hygiene, with special reference to the
| effects OF stimulants and narcotics upon the
human system.
SEC L. It shall be the duty of the county
! superintendent of schools to report to the
| superintendent of public instruction any fail
ure or neglect on the part OF any board of edu-
cation or trustees OF school or Institution re-
ceiving aid in whole or in part from the state.
| to make provision for the instruction aforesaid
and such failure OF neglect being satisfactorily
proven by the county superintendent. or by
| other persons, it shall be sufficient warrant
upon which the superintendent Of public in
| struction may withhold the app0rtionment of
| the current school fund from snch district:
| provided that not more than one-fourth ID OF
said apportionmen6 shall be withheld upon the
first offense, one-third upon the second, and
one-half upon any subsequent offense.
SEC. 3. That the superintendent of public
instruction and the presidents OF the normal
schools of this state be directed to recommend
some suitable text book, and to furnish the
same at cost TO the several school districts OF
this state, for the study of physiology and
hygiene, with special reference the effects of
stimulants and narcotics upon the human sys-
tenn.
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March LIST, 1887.
AN ACT to provide for the formation of new
school districts. -
Be il enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota: Yo1S
of this state there are fifteen or more children
OF school age, whose parents guardians are
legal voters OF said district, and reside more
| than two (2) miles from any school house in said
| district; upOa petition signed by majority OF
! such parents guardians, presented to the
! board of county commissioners of the county in
which such district is situate, and setting forth
/ therein thai by reason of swamps, marshes
or other natural impediments it is iinpracticable
to locate site for, or build school house, near
to, the center OF the district, The said bard OF
county commissioners sail act upon said petit
! tion. and shall have the power TO form a new
school district out of The territory of the dis
trict aforesaid. in such manner as in the judg-
ment of The board seems most practicable &c
! answer the educational needs OF the petitioners
| and others sim lary situated.
/ SEC. .. All acts Or parts of acts inconsistent
with or conflicting with the provisions of this
| act are hereby repealed.
SEC. g. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 9Th. 1887.
"a.
AN ACT to authorize the school board.
to fix the minimum age at which pupil:
NAV be admitted to the public schools at si2
years.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State o.
Minnesota:
SECTION l. That the board of trustees Of any
common school district, or the board of educa
tion of any Independent or special district, m
| by vote of a majority of all the members of sale
| board, a. any regular meeting, exclude from the
public school III the district all children unde
six yesrs of age; and when such action has beer
once taken, it shall not be changed before th
| beginning of the next school year.
SEC 3 This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage.
Approved March sd. 1897.
Miscellaneous.